Out of Oscar James Kunovski

Hollywood loves movies about themselves, or do they...?

(p.s. sorry for the choppy audio at times, I guess Ed Wood snuck into this episode in more ways than one.)

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Should Sally Hawkins have received her first Oscar nomination for Mike Leigh's 2008 dramedy? And could she have bested Kate Winslet to the top prize?



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If the Academy awarded Oscars for titles alone, Sex, Lies and Videotape would take the cake. And if the Best Actress category respected indies, so would the perennially underrated Andie MacDowell. Also, stay tuned for the Pfeiffer v. Tandy discourse. 

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If the Academy was ever a stickler for quantity over quality, 1963 would be their poster child. 

The wonderful Fritz joins for this discussion that covers Martin Ritt's cynical anti-hero western Hud (5:12). We also chat about the category's mammoth-sized films, America America (23:40), Cleopatra (42:50) and How the West Was Won (1:06:40), with the short and sweet Lilies of the Field (1:16:43) a nice break. Then, it's time for Best Picture victor Tom Jones (1:25:26). Listen to that segment for a perspective you don't often hear...

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What ever happened to 1994’s Best Actress? Join Riley and myself for this in-depth look into the race, the nominees, and the contenders that missed out because the Academy were all out of Oscars. See chapters below for easier navigation…



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Jessica Lange in Blue Sky (3:50)

Jodie Foster in Nell (21:20)

Miranda Richardson in Tom & Viv (31:44)

Winona Ryder in Little Women (44:18)

Susan Sarandon in The Client (52:25)

Linda Fiorentino in The Last Seduction (1:02:30)

Jennifer Jason Leigh in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1:09:10)

Meryl Streep in The River Wild (1:16:27)

Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies (1:25:44)

Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman (1:28:34)

Sigourney Weaver in Death and the Maiden (1:31:35)

Kathleen Turner in Serial Mom (1:34:40)

Irène Jacob in Three Colors: Red (1:37:26)

Bonus Actresses (1:39:42)

Ranking the Academy’s Five + Personal Lineups (1:46:52)

A David Lynch discussion always warrants starting at the end and working forward. Take a drive with us down Mulholland Drive… Spoilers incoming! Watch out for the roadblocks aka the 2001 Best Picture nominees.

For an in-depth analysis of everything Mulholland Drive, check out Brian’s 20th Anniversary episode over at Film at Fifty. Also check out our recap of the 44th Academy Awards while you’re there ;)

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